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{{short description|Politician}}
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{{Infobox officeholder
| name = A. N. Shamseer
| image = A.N._Shamseer.jpg
| office1 = [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member of the Legislative Assembly]], [[Kerala]]
| term_start1 = 2016
| predecessor1 = [[Kodiyeri Balakrishnan]]
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1977|5|24|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Thalassery]], [[Kannur]], [[Kerala]]
| residence = Thalassery
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| constituency1 = [[Thalassery (State Assembly constituency)|Thalassery]]
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| party = CPI(M)
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| spouse = Dr. P. M. Sahala
| children = Izaan Shamseer
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'''A. N. Shamseer''' (born 24 May 1977) is an Indian politician from Thalassery, Kannur district, [[Kerala]] state. He is elected as a member of the Kerala Legislative Assembly from [[Thalassery (State Assembly constituency)|Thalassery]] constituency to 14th and 15th Kerala Legislative Assembly.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Members - Kerala Legislature|url=http://www.niyamasabha.org/codes/members14kla.htm|access-date=2021-05-06|website=www.niyamasabha.org}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Members - Kerala Legislature|url=http://www.niyamasabha.org/codes/members.htm|access-date=2021-05-06|website=www.niyamasabha.org}}</ref> He is Kerala State Committee member of the [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)]] (CPI(M)).<ref>{{Cite web|title=സംസ്ഥാന കമ്മിറ്റി|url=https://www.cpimkerala.org/page/state-committee|access-date=2021-05-08|website=www.cpimkerala.org}}</ref> He was the former President of Kerala chapter of the [[Democratic Youth Federation of India]] (DYFI).<ref>{{cite news |author= |title=DYFI changing with the times |url= https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/moving-with-times-dyfi-goes-digital/article25486817.ece |date= 13 Nov 2018 |access-date= 10 May 2019 }}</ref>

==Personal life==
A. N. Shamseer was born to Shri Usman Komath and Smt. A. N. Sareena in Kodiyeri, Thalassery, Kannur. He did his schooling in BEMP high school, Thalassery and subsequently completed his pre-degree from [[Government Brennen College, Thalassery]]. He holds master's degrees in law (LL.M) and Anthropology from [[Kannur University]].<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.niyamasabha.org/codes/14kla/Members-Eng/117%20A%20N%20Shamseer.pdf |title= Niyamasabha Profile |author= |website=niyamasabha.org |publisher= Niyamasabha Kerala|access-date= 10 May 2019}}</ref>

==Political career==
A. N. Shamseer entered into politics as a [[Students' Federation of India]] (SFI) activist during his school days. He was part of the leadership of SFI right from school to the all India level.<ref>{{cite news |author= |title= SFI office-bearers elected at meet |url= https://www.thehindu.com/2005/11/13/stories/2005111306170400.htm |date= 13 Nov 2005 |work=[[The Hindu]]|access-date= 10 May 2019 }}{{dead link|date=April 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> He was elected as College Union General Secretary, Govt. Brennen College, Thalassery in1995.

Shamseer was the first Chairman of the Kannur University Union in 1998. He was the President, S.F.I. Kannur District Committee in 2003. He was elected as the state secretary of SFI in 2008 and All India Joint Secretary of S.F.I. Later he moved onto DYFI and became Kannur District President in 2012. Shamseer contested in General Election to Loksabha in April 2014 as the CPI(M) candidate from [[Vatakara (Lok Sabha constituency)]] in Kerala but loses with a margin of 3306 votes.<ref>{{cite news|title=Candidates for the 2014 parliament elections|url=http://myneta.info/ls2014/candidate.php?candidate_id=169}}</ref> He was the president of the [[DYFI]] Kerala state committee between 2016 and 2018.<ref>{{cite news |author= |title= A N Shamsser elected new DYFI state president |url= https://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/current-affairs/040316/a-n-shamsser-elected-new-dyfi-state-president.html |date= 4 March 2016 |access-date= 10 May 2019 }}</ref>
{| class="wikitable"
|+Kerala Legislative Assembly Election
!Year
!Constituency
!Closest Rival
!Majority
(Votes)
!Won/Lost
|-
|2016
|Thalassery
|A P Abdullakutty ([[Indian National Congress|INC]])
|34117
|Won
|-
|2021
|Thalassery
|M. P. Aravindakshan ([[Indian National Congress|INC]])
|36801
|Won
|}
{| class="wikitable"
|+Parliament Election
!Year
!Constituency
!Closest Rival
!Majority
(Votes)
!Won/ Lost
|-
|2014
|Vadakara
|Mullappally Ramachandran ([[Indian National Congress|INC]])
|3306
|Lost
|}

==Controversies==

*In 2021 April, with the election code of conduct in place, there is a quick move to appoint his wife in violation of the rules. The complaint is that there is a move to appoint the MLA’s wife in Kannur University in violation of the rules. The interview is for the permanent post of Assistant Director at UGC HRD Centre.<ref>{{Cite web|title= Move to appoint A N Shamseer’s wife in violation of rules, post created by special order|url= https://keralakaumudi.com/en/news/news.php?id=529381&u=move-to-appoint-a-n-shamseer%E2%80%99s-wife-in-violation-of-rules-post-created-by-special-order | access-date=2021-06-07|website=Koumudi Online}}</ref>
*In 2021 January, A complaint has been raised against Dr PM Shahala, wife of AN Shamseer MLA, regarding an illegal attempt to appoint her in Calicut University. The Save University campaign has complained to the governor about this. According to the complaint, Dr P Kelu, who was Shahala's research guide, has been appointed to the interview board to interview her.<ref>{{Cite web|title= Attempt to illegally appoint AN Shamseer's wife in Calicut University|url=https://keralakaumudi.com/en/news/news.php?id=479509&u=attempt-to-illegally-appoint-an-shamseers-wife-in-calicut-university-save-university-campaign-opposes-move|access-date=2021-06-07|website=Kaumudi Online}}</ref>
*In 2019 August, the Police investigation team probing the case of attempted murder of former CPM leader COT Nazeer, took a car used by MLA A N Shamseer into custody, following charges that it was in the Innova car the accused hatched the conspiracy to attack Nazeer.<ref>{{Cite web|title= MLA Shamseer's car taken into police custody |url= http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/70521198.cms?utm_source=contentofinterest&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=cppst|access-date=2021-06-07|website=The Times of India}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title= MLA Shamseer’s car may be seized|url= https://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/current-affairs/030719/mla-shamseers-car-may-be-seized.html|access-date=2021-06-07|website=The Deccan Chronicle}}</ref>
* In 2018 July, the Kannur University has used caste rotation as an excuse to appoint A. N. Shamseer MLA's wife Sahala Shamseer, as Assistant Professor on contract basis in the Department of Pedagogical Sciences as Assistant Professor.<ref>{{Cite web|title= The controversy over Kannur university posting for CPI(M) MLA's wife|url= https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/explainer-controversy-over-kannur-university-posting-cpim-mlas-wife-84491access-date=2021-06-07|website=The News Minute}}</ref>
* In 2017 July, A N Shamseer's photo being imprinted on calendars distributed in government schools in Thalassery, his constituency. The calendars also bear the caption “Nammude kunjungal thottadutha pothuvidhyalathilekku” (our kids to the near by public schools). The calendars were distributed as part of an educational project “Ellarum Schoolinu Oppam” lead by the MLA in his constituency.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Another week, another Shamseer controversy|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/kerala/2017/jul/15/another-week-another-shamseer-controversy-1628934.html|access-date=2021-05-08|website=The New Indian Express}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=സ്‌കൂളുകളില്‍ വിതരണം ചെയ്ത കലണ്ടറുകളില്‍ രാഷ്ട്രപിതാവിന് പകരം സിപിഎം എംഎല്‍എയുടെ മുഖം; എല്ലാ ക്ലാസുകളിലും തൂക്കണമെന്ന് ഉത്തരവ്|url=https://www.infomagic.com/news/a-n-shamseer-mla-picture-in-calendar/10/17778|access-date=2021-05-08|website=www.infomagic.com}}</ref>
* In 2012, Shamseer issued threats against the [[Kerala Police|police]] in a speech while he was DYFI's Kannur district president. He was tried in 2016, and sentenced to three months in prison and a ₹2000 fine for [[criminal intimidation]].<ref name="PrisonSentence">{{cite web |title=CPM MLA gets 3 months in jail |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/55607841.cms |website=Times Of India |accessdate=10 November 2018}}</ref>

==References==
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[[Category:1977 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Communist Party of India (Marxist) politicians from Kerala]]
[[Category:Politicians from Kannur]]
[[Category:Communist Party of India (Marxist) candidates in the 2014 Indian general election]]
[[Category:People from Thalassery]]
[[Category:Kerala MLAs 2016–2021]]

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